Stretching and smoothening device for neckties



Patented Sept. 9,. 1930 UNITED STATES CABL HOFMANN, OF BERLIN, GERMANYSTRETCHING AND SMOOTI-IENING DEVICE FOR NEGKTIES Application filedJanuary 6, 1928, Serial No. 244,832,,and in Germany November 28, 1827,

This, invention relates to a stretching and smoothening device forneck-ties and has for its general object to provide a device of thiskind by means of which it will be possible to easily and convenientlystretch and smoothen out neck-ties in order to remove the wrinkles whichare produced during Wearing the same.

- The device according to my invention consists essentially of an oblongstrap with slightly tapering longitudinal edges, said strap being made.from paper-board, wood, metal, galalith, hard-rubber or similar materialand having one or both of its surfaces 16 slightly roughened. In orderto stretch and smoothen out a neck-tie which may have become wrinkledduring wearing the same, the

wrinkled tie is merely pulled over the stretching device after saidslightly roughened surface or surfaces have been slightly wettened.Thus. for instance, the tie which is taken off at night may be pulledover said slightly wctted device and again be put on in perfectly smoothcondition with all wrinkles removed therefrom.

The stretching and smoothening effect which is exerted on the tie bysaid device will be greatly improved according to my invention byproviding said slightly roughened surface or surfaces 'on the strap. Forthis purpose a great number of fine grooves or the like may be providedon said surface or surfaces. The roughened surface of the stretchingdevice if wetted by means of a wet towel or sponge will now easilyretain a certain small. amount of moisture which will essentiallyenhance the effect of stretching andsmoothening of the tie.

The two parts of the strap, moreover may be connected with each other bymeans ofa hinge or hinges, said 'hinge or hinges permitting to fold onepart flat upon the other. In this case on either side of the hinge smalllocking straps may be provided by means of which said hinge may belocked condition of the devlce. p

In the accompanying drawing I have shown two examples of construction ofmy new stretching and smoothening device for in unfolded neck-ties. Fig.1 shows my new stretchingand smoothening device in its most sim le form,while Fig. 2 shows a further modified form comprising a strap made oftwo or more parts which are properly connected by a hinge permitting thedevice to be folded to- .55 gether. V

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, Fig. 1" shows thestretching and smoothening device'in the form of a plain flat strap ofoblong conformation with slight- 1y tapering longitudinal edges, whichstrap may be made from paper-board, wood, metal, galalith, hard-rubberor similar material. According to my invention the strap is provided atits front part on one or both of its surfaces with a greater number offine grooves, recesses or the like, indicated at a in Figs. 1 and 2.According to Fig. 2 the stretching and smoothening device is made in twoparts 6 and cwhich are connected with '10 each other by a hinge epermitting folding and unfolding the device. The hinge e is furtherprovided according to myinvention with locking members 7 and g whichserve for locking the device when in unfolded con- 7 dition, thuskeeping the two members b and 0 of the device'in straight conditionready for being inserted into a tie.

Iclaim: m1.

A stretching and smoothening device for neck-ties, conslsting of anoblong stra having tapering longitudinal edges foll dwirig theconformation of a tie and permitting said device to be inserted into atie for stretching and smoothening the same, at least one sur- 8t faceof said strap being slightly roughened to retain only a small amount ofmoisture,

substantially .as described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. to

' CARL HOFMANN.

